Display device.



No. 793,803. PATENTBD JULY 4l, 1905. H. E. PARSONS.

DISPLAY DEVICE.

APPLIUATIQN FILED me. 1904.

lil a ririsn .Patented July l, 1905.

lllairnnr @ritieni liiililiriilimiti-lillV tl im l SEECJFICME'INforming' part of Letters latent No. 'tw/QSO, dated July el, 1905.Application iiled August S, 1904:. Serial No. 219,995.

lile it known thatl, ,l lum-n' lihmswmrrn llaau sons, a citizen ot' theUnited titates, residingil at North `ilulams, in the county of Berkshireand @State olE h/lassachusetts, have invented certain new and use'lulli'nprovements in lflisplay Allevices; and l d o declare the following'to be a ful l, clear, and exact description ol'I the invention, such aswill enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make anduse the same.

lli/ly .iiivention relates to in)proveniente in display boxes, trays,cards, and the like and in sulfiports therefor. a

'.lhe object olg my invention is to provide a simple,coniparatively-inexpensive, durable, and el'licient device o'l thischaracter which may be opened and supported in an iiielined positionupon a table, sliow-case, or the like to display the goods ormerchandise contained in `it and which niay be quickly and easily foldedto its closed position without disturbing' its contents.

llith the above and other objects in view the invention consists ol"certain novel ileatures ol coi'istruction,conibination, and arraiuginnent ot parts, as will be hereinafter more lully described, andparticularly pointed out in the appended claim.

ln the acconujianying drawings, li`igi'ue l. is a perspective view ot'my improved display device in its opened position. tig. 2 is a verticaltransverse sectional view through the same in the position shown in'lfigx 1; and liie'. 3 is a similar view, the device beine` in itsclosed position.

leterrine to the drawings by immoral, '1 deu notes a container orholder, here shown in the `form ol? a box, 2 a cover `lor the same, and3 a support i'iivotally or hinged ly connectiiug' the two together. i

'.lhe container or holder l may be in the ll'orni olr a box, tray, card,or any other suitable device lor holding' or supporting' goods orarticles el merchandise of any description. As shown, the device .l isin the Iiorin ot a rectangular box and comprises a bottom al,surrrnuuflinle' wall 5, and projecting' top portions l5, whicharemlapted to contain suitable advertislnn' mattei' and which torni anopening' 'if in the upper side ol. the boxto receive `allel to the Vllap10.

the articles o l mercharulise. lt will be Linderstood that any othersuitable means maybe provided lor supporting'(i1-securing' the goods ormercharuflise to be displayed in the box.

lhe cover 2 is rectangular in form and is provided with a surrounding'side or liang'e 8, which is adapted to telescope over the surroundingside or wall 5 ol the box l. when placed upon the latter, as seen inFig'. 3 olf the d rawi n ',llhe support 3, as shown, comprises arectangular body El, lormed at one ol its sides or ends with a llap lil,and at its opposite side or end with a similar llap ll, which extendspar- ',lhese Vliaps are hingedly connected, as shown at Yl2, to the bodyportion tl, the l'lap 210 beine,l secured to the bei; l and the llapllltothe cover. As illustratlul, the support 5i is constructed ofcardlward, the flaps lll and lll being integral and the hinges l2 being'formed by ereasii'ig' the cardboard, as shown; but it will be understoodthat said support may be constructed of metal or any other suitablematerial. A. tab 13 is secured between the Hap l() and the bottom @l tofacilitn te the opening,` olE the box.

The use, operation, and advantages ol my invention will be readilyunderstood from the foregoing description, taken in connection with theaccompanvine` drawings. lVhen the device is in its opened position, asshown in liie's. l and 2 ol' the d rauf'ings, one side or edge ol thebox jlV is engaged with one ot' the side flanges ol the cover 2 when thelatter is in an inverted position. .lhe upper portion of the body issupported by the support 3 at any desired anule, accordingl to thelength ot said support and the point at which it is attached, to the boxl.. liy this construction it will be seen that the box will be heldlirmly and securely, the cover 2 forming a large base to prevent thebody from being' overl'iuri'ied. Vlfhen it is desired to close thedevice, the bon: l is elevated. to a horizontal position and the cover 2then swung over upon the same, as shown in liig. El ol the drawings, thesupport 3 swiiieine' up and enenginn the under side of the body 1 andholding,l the cover in its closed position.

rr'hile l have shown and described the preof said body and an openingbetween said projecting top portions, a rectangular cover for said box,a support hinged at one end to the box and at its opposite end to thecover, and a tab secured to the bottom of the box for opening the same,essentially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

HENRY ELLSWORTH PARSNS.

Vitnesses:

WILLIAM GREGORY EToHELLs, FRED E. VHITE.

